Goldie Hawn has explained her decision to step back from acting in recent years, citing a desire for meaningful work and a change in life priorities, according to People.

The 80-year-old actress, whose career spans decades of film and television, said she has not appeared in a major project since 2020’s The Christmas Chronicles 2.

She emphasised that her absence from the screen has been intentional rather than a lack of opportunity.

“It’s about the content,” Goldie told People in an interview published April 29. “Acting for acting’s sake, taking things… I’ve read a lot of shows, a lot of scripts that I didn’t like or I didn’t think I’d fit. The one thing about acting is that I’ve done it, and I had a great career, and I honor that.”

Hawn said her decision to reduce her acting commitments reflects a broader perspective on life and personal growth. “I think ultimately every life has to have its sections,” she noted.

“Doing the same thing over and over again for your whole life is not as interesting to me. And I decided at probably 55 or something. ‘What are you going to do for this next part of your life?’ And I knew that there was more out there to learn and to do.”

Despite her break, Hawn indicated she remains open to returning to acting under the right circumstances.

“I would love to get a material that could actually be like, ‘Oh my God, I want this so bad,’” she explained. “‘This is so funny. She’s so crazy. She’s so interesting.’ But I haven’t come across it.”

She also suggested a potential project involving her family could be appealing. “It’s such a great idea because we have so much talent,” she said. “Never say never, because that could happen at any time.”

Hawn and her partner Kurt Russell now spend much of their time in Colorado, where he described enjoying a quieter lifestyle in an interview,